PRINTING IN LINUX

Printing in Linux
1.Printers may be local or networked
2. Print requests are sent to queues
3. queued jobs are sent to the printer on a first come first served basic
4. jobs may be canceled before or during printing.
#System-config-printer

Printing command:

    #lpr
    sends a job to the queue to be printed
    #lpq
    views the contents of the queue
    #lprm
    removes a job from the queue

    Printing utilities:
#evince
view PDF documents
#lpstat -a
lists configured printers
#enscript
convert text to postscript
#ps2pdf
converts postscript to PDF
#mpage
prints multiple pages per sheet




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